However, the main agencies are those regarding primary socialization, which is the process where people learn attitudes, values, and actions appropriate to individuals as members of a particular culture. Secondary socialization agencies are important too.
Measuring great saphenous vein (GSV) diameter is standard in pre-interventional assessment of varicose disorders, but has never been properly validated. This work assessed the relative value of measuring GSV diameter at the most often used sites: the sapheno-femoral junction and the proximal thigh.
The measurement of the position of the valves and the entrances of the MSTVs was performed in situ from the SFJ to the nodule of the valve or to the orifice of the tributary vein into the GSV, respectively.